After winter, I went to the dacha in mid-April. The snow around the bathhouse had almost melted, which meant it was time to start working. First of all, he took up the doorway. I needed a 159 * 50 mm timber for the opening box, for which I went to the construction market. It took about three hours to make the opening - taking into account all the smoke breaks.
When I was pulling out the last sawn timber, the wall began to bulge. The crowns bent in an arc under the weight of the bath - in the absence of fastening. To remedy the situation, I used a jack and a large vice. With a vice, he pulled off two beams along the edges and straightened the structure. With a screwdriver, I grabbed a straightened bar with 100 mm screws. After the operation to straighten the timber, the assembly of the door frame went like clockwork.
The next step was caulking the walls of the steam room from the inside. For several days I searched the Internet for detailed instructions so as not to make mistakes. I found the answer in the most unexpected place - on the website, where they talked about the caulking of log cabins in the tsarist era.
As a result, I settled on three types of caulking: wide (100 mm), medium (50 mm) and narrow (20 mm). For caulking, I used several tools - a birch board trim, a steel plate and a chisel.
The walls were processed like this:
1. I take the moss in my right hand and twist it into a tight bundle;
2. with caulk I bait the tourniquet into the slot;
3. I take a hammer in my right hand and deepen the tourniquet into the hole;
4. I add a second tourniquet if the first one goes completely into the gap.
Caulking is a long and monotonous job, in which the most important thing is perseverance.
When I finished this task, I moved on to the foundation for the stove. The bookmark went well and included several stages:
1. I pull out a pit 80 cm;
2. I pull out the soil, pour 30 cm of sand and tamp it;
3. I install the formwork over the pit and fill it with concrete;
4. I lay the reinforcement mesh on 15 cm of concrete;
5. pour another layer of concrete and lay the mesh again (I repeat these steps to the top of the formwork).
I made concrete on the street and carried it to the bathhouse in buckets. Mixed it with 4 buckets of gravel, 2 buckets of sand and a bucket of cement. Water was added until a creamy consistency was obtained. The foundation was protected with a film and left to dry for 7 days. After the allotted time, I laid roofing material on it and laid the brick to the floor. The only thing left is to plaster the surface and install the oven.
In early May, I switched to the veranda - I planned to make it frame and lightweight. The foundation for the veranda was made according to the standard scheme:
1. digging a pit on a shovel bayonet
2. I fill the pit with sand, tamp it and put the formwork;
3. I lay concrete, reinforcing it with a reinforcing mesh in three layers;
4. I make a base from the remnants of bricks (because the tape came out very small);
5. I lay a tape of roofing material, lay a brick and plaster the foundation.
Next, my attention focused on the ceilings in the bath. For their processing, I prepared foil and lining in advance. I bought 6 meters of material for thermal insulation on the market. After laying the foil, he proceeded to upholstery with clapboard. This operation took me 4 hours - the foil glare, which made it difficult to work.
Basalt insulation was laid in the attic. Basalt laid down so precisely along the logs that it served as a reliable insulation of the ceiling. He covered a layer of basalt with an inch board and temporarily attached it with screws to the ceiling joists.
For speed of movement, I made a rough floor - so as not to jump on the boards. This step is optional - I stayed on it solely in the interests of comfort. I plan to make the final floor multilayer, as well as lay insulation.
So, on the May holidays, I finished caulking the walls and dried the foundation. Now is the time for the construction of the veranda, which I will talk about in the next part. Like it if you want to see the sequel. There are still a lot of construction stages ahead.